Necktie.



0. W. T. DAVIES. mm. Anuouxol run; In... m1. uunn no. 1. 1m

968,860. Patented July 5.19m

fro-e i shown provided on one side of the I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letllt' 'l\'lt:lll\l ilNlf. the latter being necessarily openalong the edge to permit the folding inside of the Ila which. tn thisform of the ilnention. is left smooth or with a glazed surface 4- onboth sides. 'hen the [lap is inserted hetween the folds of the necktie.the friction facing 33" is left exposed for contact with the'collar, amlwhen the flap is folded against the facing 3', the latter ist'ntt'l'tt'l and the smooth surface 4 is in positi u to hea r againstthe collar, whereh the neclt'tte is atla ited for use on both single anddouhle col ar.-.

'llte frictional facing may he of undressed lt'id, chamois, leather. orany other material having the desired frictional properties and may heprovided in one long or several llfll'l snaps as desired.

The forms oi tlnintention heretofore deerihcd are ada itahle for usehoth with l'onr-in-ltatnl and string ties.

I wish h'ereto emphasize the fachthat this supplementary hand in all ofits forms,

either as a flap or sleeve. may he wnne ted with the tie proper in anymanner, either by attachment thereto or as continuous and integraltherewith. it need by no means involve extra or additional material, hutmay he formed from one or more of the inner folds of any folding tiesuch as a intlsor or l e Joint'ille so called, or men of lu'niltlrihhous and may further he utilized for the carl'ying of a label.

I am aware that other modifications of the invention might he resortedto without departing from the pirit and scope thereof.

and my claims are intended to embrace all ltttnlllltttll ilh comingwithin the spirit. and

-t'n|ie of the intention.

llarin" thusdeserihed m 'in\'ention,\\'hat.

ters Patent. is:-

l. necktie having itsneckband equipped with a su iplemeutary foldahleflap ad: ted

to he folt ed between the collar and n tie or to he otherwise positionedwhen desired;

.2. necktie having its neckblnd equipped with a supplementary flapconnected thereto solely along one of the ed es of said flap andlotherwise free to be fo ded against. the ttec t It".

:3. A necktie havin a pocket, and equipped with a supp ementary foldablotla p adapted for insertion within the pocket or for positioning againstthe side of the net-kt ie.

4. necktie equipped with a. supplementary foldahle [in having meanspermitting easy slipping o the necktie on the collar when locatedthereagainst and constructed so that the said easy sli ipiug means ma beeaves-ed to nullify its etl'ect while carried by the necktie.

5. necktie equipped with a supplementary foldahle flap and having meanspermitting easy slipping of the necktie on the I collar when locatedtherengainst, said easy slipping means and flap being so disposed thattlte flap may be folded ti) either exfoaa or to nullify the action ofthe easy slipping means aforlesaidl. I m 6. nee-tie iaring a snp ementnadapted to fold against the side of tho iieck tie and equipped withmeans permitting -t slippipg of the necktie on the collar.

1 In testnnouy whereof, I hereunto nfix my signature in tyweuce of twowitnesses.

("lLutLES W. T. DAVIES: 'itnetqe.

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